I’ve been meaning to put these up for a while, here are the slides from the presentation I gave to the Chicago Bar Association’s seminar on website operator liability on May 15, 2009. My presentation focused on the DMCA and discussed four recent cases. thompson-presentation-2009-05-15-10-years-of-the-dmca I’d also like to thank those who submitted pictures for…
Category: Speaking
Fan Generated Content on the Internet
Here are the slides from my presentation to the Chicago Bar Association’s Cyber Law and Data Privacy committee on February 17, 2009 entitled “Fan Generated Content on the Internet.” I talked about the Harry Potter Lexicon case, including the changes to the book which were made in order for it to be publishable. Then, we…
Guest on Lawyer 2 Lawyer Podcast: “Privacy and Piracy: Viacom v. YouTube”
I was honored to be asked to participate on the excellent Lawyer 2 Lawyer podcast on the topic of the recent stipulation entered into between Viacom and YouTube (Google) over user data that the Judge in that case ordered to be turned over to Viacom. My fellow guest was Lauren Gelman, the Executive Director of…
Slides from Copyright presentation
Here are my slides from the presentation I gave on April 1, 2008 at the Chicago Bar Association as part of the Internet Intellectual Property Issues for Small Businesses seminar. My presentation is entitled “Copyright Issues for Small Businesses.” Also presenting were Gina Durham and Paul McGrady.
IPLAC High Tech Committee – 11/16/2007
The first of the IPLAC High Tech Committee’s lunchtime discussions will be held on November 16, 2007 at John Marshall Law School from 12-1:30. As the chair, I can say that I am really excited to have this come together. If you can join us, please do! The details on how to register are in…
Presentation on Network Neutrality
Here are the slides for my talk on October 24, 2006 to the Chicago Bar Association’s Computer Law Committee on the subject of Network Neutrality. My thanks again for being asked to speak, it was fun to prepare.
Speaking at CBA 10/24 re: Net Neutrality
I’ll be the speaker on October 24th at 12:15 PM at the Chicago Bar Association’s Computer Law Committee. My topic is an objective look at Network Neutrality, looking at the competing proposals still pending before Congress to legislate the Internet one way or the other. I’ll also give a short overview of just how some…
Speaking at the IP Law and the Internet Seminar
I am one of a panel of speakers on July 27, 2006 at an afternoon seminar entitled “IP Law and the Internet” sponsored by the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (“IPLAC”) Internet Law Committee, and Northwestern Law School. The event will be held at Nortwestern University, and will feature a keynote address by the USPTO’s…